Maria Elena Brewer[2] is an American diplomat who had served as the United States Ambassador to Lesotho from 2022 to 2024. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone from 2017 to 2021.
Maria E. Brewer | |
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| United States Ambassador to Lesotho | |
| In office March 10, 2022 – April 12, 2024[1] | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Rebecca Gonzales |
| United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone | |
| In office October 5, 2017 – February 22, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John Hoover |
| Succeeded by | David Dale Reimer |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Valparaiso University National Defense University |
Early life and education
editBrewer grew up in Northwest Indiana. She graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Arts in international economics and cultural affairs in 1995. She also has an Master of Science from National Defense University.[3]
Career
editBrewer has been a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States since 1996. She has held posts in Lagos, Nigeria; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Mumbai, India; Islamabad, Pakistan; and Colombo, Sri Lanka. She held several senior leadership positions with the United States Department of State, including serving as Deputy Director of the Career Development and Assignments Division of the Bureau of Human Resources.[4]
Ambassador to Sierra Leone
editOn July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Brewer to be the next United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone.[5] Hearings were held on her nomination in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 26, 2017. On August 3, 2017, the committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor. Brewer was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote the same day.[6][3] She left her post in February 2021.[7]
Ambassador to Lesotho
editOn April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Brewer to be the next United States Ambassador to Lesotho.[8] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on her nomination on June 9, 2021. The committee reported her favorably to the Senate floor on June 24, 2021. On December 18, 2021, the entire United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[9][10] On March 10, 2022, she presented her credentials to King Letsie III.[11]
Foreign Service Institute
editOn May 13, 2024, Brewer assumed the role as the deputy director of the Foreign Service Institute.[12]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ https://twitter.com/USEmbassyMaseru/status/1778709835673948248?t=idKRGL1JaGnF0ouplj6vKw&s=19
- ^ "PN1908 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. December 7, 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone: Who Is Maria Brewer?, Steve (July 16, 2017). "United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone: Who Is Maria Brewer?". AllGov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Trump nominates Brewer as ambassador to Sierra Leone". African Press Agency. June 26, 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "PN687 — Maria E. Brewer — Department of State 115th Congress (2017-2018)". US Congress. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Ambassador Brewer Farewell Script". U.S. Embassy in Sierra Leone. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN379 - Nomination of Maria E. Brewer for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Ambassador Maria E. Brewer". U.S. Embassy in Lesotho. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ @USEmbassyMaseru (March 10, 2022). "U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho Maria Brewer presented her credentials to His Majesty King Letsie III today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Maria Brewer - Biography". U.S. Department of State.
